Latest news from the European elections

Rumours are reaching me that the Conservative Party has won the popular vote in the Welsh European elections. This is allegedly the first time this has happened in any major election in Wales since 1918.

Labour has retained second place and Plaid has come in third. UKIP, it would seem, have beaten the Liberal Democrats to the fourth seat.

Have just spoken to my better half, who is standing in Cardiff West at the next Parliamentary election.

It would seem that Labour have just scraped the votes in the constituency by around 150 votes from the Conservatives but that UKIP took around 2,000 votes (and you can guess from which party!)

The worst aspect is that BNP allegedly got 800 votes and this is Cardiff West, one of the most cosmopolitan areas in Wales.

More later if I hear anything further

Comments

Glyn Davies said…

I'm told that the last time the Conservatives topped the poll in Wales was 1865! Hope you noted the result in Montgomeryshire, where we won fairly comfortably, and the Liberal Democrats were pushed down into 3rd place for the first time in modern history.

June 07, 2009 11:09 pm

Professor Dylan Jones-Evans said…

Well done - I think you should carry this forward into the election. Ange was slightly disappointed at the result in Cardiff West but given she has been in politics for five minutes, losing by around 150 votes wasn't that bad!

June 07, 2009 11:38 pm

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